Happy Wednesday Scribblers, I hope you’re all doing well today. Wow, where did July and the first week of August go? It’s been a busy few weeks, so I want to share some updates with you and get you caught up on all the wonderful and exciting writing activities happening in my writing world. I’m going to try to keep this short. We’ll see how I do.
First up, I’m thrilled to share that Steve Connor (find his works here) is busy working on my next audiobook; Conspiracy (A New World, Book 3). Find Contact and Conviction as well as my other audiobooks here. It’s taking a bit of time, but I’m pleased to report he just passed Chapter 20, so he is moving along. Here is the cover for the upcoming audiobook:
Next up, did you catch my interview with Small Publishing in a Big Universe yet? They did live conversations at BayCon this year and I was excited to be one of the guests they spoke with. I enjoy hanging out with this wonderful podcast. The interviewer and the group are really author friendly and we always seem to have engaging conversations.
Here is the link to the interview (click here) and you can learn more about Small Publishing in a Big Universe here.
Coming up next, June and July were filled with me attending several in-person events. I had a great time out there talking with folks and engaging with fans and other authors. At BayCon 2023 (click here to learn more) I had the opportunity to sit on several panels, which was a blast and made the event that much more enjoyable. All the events were unique which allowed me (and the other authors I was with) to interact with groups of folks and readers who may or may not overlap, which is important when you are building your brand and need more folks to learn about who you are (and in my case the types of books I write). Here are some fun pics from the different events I attended with some of the terrific people I got to hang out with.
I have three writing updates for you today. First, my novel Mu; Legend of a Lost City is in edits with my publisher and I can’t wait to have the book out (the novel should be released in November 2023, so keep an eye open. I will be sharing more details and the new cover with the folks who are on my newsletter list, so if you aren’t signed up for my newsletter, here is the link. Second, my current W.I.P (my ghost story) is with my Beta Readers and I can’t wait to get their feedback so I can move this project forward. I’m really proud of this story as the novel has been something I’ve wanted to work on for years now, and the manuscript is finished and I believe one of my better works. And last, coming out in October, I’m part of a new BAQWA Anthology called Queer Cheer. The anthology is a collection of poetry and short stories and I contributed a Thanksgiving ‘meet cute’ short story called Thanksgiving Pie. I’ll be sharing more details in the coming weeks as we get closer to launch day.
Also, for the month of August (this link will only work until August 31, 2023) you can get four paranormal queer books for free. If you join the Queer Romance mailing list (and by extension the authors who are offering up these free books) you will receive four wonderful free books, however, please don’t only subscribe to get the free books then unsubscribe, that’s not cool and can really hurt the authors in the long run. That said here is the link to join and pick up some wonderful queer paranormal books (click here).
Finally, this week I want to share Silveira Design with you. I get comments all the time about how great my branding is, well Angela at Silveira Design created all the branding for my website, business cards, bookmarks and a few other pieces for me. She is wonderful to work with and a pleasure to have as a friend. She is branching out and expanding her business, so I wanted to give her a shout out here. I’m thrilled to see her design business grow and I can not recommend her enough. If you are looking for design services, then please check her out here.
Well, there you go. Did I provide you a quick enough update today? Did I keep it short? Let me know. There’s been a lot more happening, but I’ll save that for my next newsletter or maybe a future blog post. Until next time, have a great week.
